Tippecanoe County sees more revenue from cash bonds

11:38 PM,
Feb. 24, 2013

Written by

Sophia Voravong
svoravong@jconline.com

If you commit an armed robbery in Tippecanoe County, having a family member or friend offer up property and 10 percent of the standard $25,000 bail to a bondsman won't always be enough to get you released from jail.

Since July 1, 2010, Tippecanoe County judges and the magistrate have been able to split a defendant's bond in half between surety and cash payments for higher-level felonies - for instance, $12,500 through a bondsman and $1,250 full in cash for a Class B felony, such as armed robbery.

The reason: to help recoup public defender fees, probation fees and other court costs that often went ...